A well-meaning but increasingly contrived melodrama that is hardly believable or meaningful.

The effervescent chemistry between the two leads [saves] it from Sundance-y overearnestness.

Contrived yet interesting and undeniably erotic, it's a queer story in both senses.

As heavy as it sounds, there’s a quiet intensity in the frames, which are teeming with raw Midwestern ordinary-ness on full display.